Retraining of Racehorses

Retired racing star Saphir Du Rheu makes eventing debut

Racing superstar returns to Cheltenham for first time in eight years

The dual Queen Mother Champion Chase victor is joined by a glittering line-up of former racing stars in the RoR parade at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival

Aintree hero wins red rosette on showing debut

‘He is extremely intelligent and immediately understands what you are asking him, he is very kind and willing and enjoys having tasks to focus on’

New league for retrained racehorses in UK’s ‘best-known’ hunt rides

‘It will be fascinating to see how the league unfolds and it would be great to go into the final leg with everything still to play for’

'He kept me going': Ex-racer who helped rider through tough times crowned RoR Horse of the Year

The RoR winners were revealed at the annual ceremony in Newmarket last night (12 December)

Four retrained racehorses do battle for RoR horse of the year title

‘Any of the four finalists would be a worthy winner of RoR horse of the year’

Prolific winners return to racecourse in honour of Sir Peter O'Sullevan

A host of National Hunt heroes will be on show at Newbury this Saturday

‘My rock through cancer’: how horse helped his rider during treatment and other inspiring stories from the RoR Heart Awards

Four ex-racehorses were highly praised at the recent Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Heart Awards

Monet’s Garden dies aged 20: farewell to a racing legend

The hugely popular chaser, who also enjoyed a successful post-racing career, has been put down aged 20

Veteran ex-racehorse claims RoR racing to hunting crown

The 20-year-old gelding ran more than 30 times and has enjoyed a decade of hunting

Chilli Morning and Big Buck’s head equine heroes parading at Blenheim

The stars will parade before the CCI3* showjumping phase in the main Marlborough Arena at Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials

‘Manners are still important’: Gold Cup-winning jockey Nico de Boinville on judging retrained racehorses

The Gold Cup-winning jockey tells us about judging at the recent RoR Championships

Don Cossack heads record entries for Retraining of Racehorse championships

‘The whole event has a wonderful feel-good factor and it is vastly rewarding to see the pleasure working with former racehorses gives people’

Cross-country speed proves key in battle for British Open at Festival of British Eventing

Time proved as influential as ever in the battle to win the prestigious British Open title at Gatcombe

Tales from the H&H Festival of Dressage: from racehorse to dressage diva — ‘he loves to dance down the centre line’

‘This is a horse who was destined for the meat market — now he has found his forever home’

Grand National star reunited with winning jockey’s young daughter

Niamh Aspell, daughter of Leighton, had a sit on the former Grand National star while he was attending the Royal Three Counties Show

‘The most beautiful soul’: Pippa Funnell’s former ride put down

‘He was as fit as a fiddle, and then next day he was gone’

Retired racehorse ‘best friends’ seek special new home

A special home is being sought for a pair of closely bonded ex-racehorses, who won more than £178,000 during their careers on the track

The one-eyed team-chasing former racehorse who ‘never says no’

The racehorse was being aimed at the Grand National when a freak accident ended his first career

‘Racehorses are like soldiers’: special retrained racehorse parade at Sandown Park

The shared challenges faced by racehorses and soldiers as they make the transition to “civilian” life are to be highlighted in a special parade at Sandown Park today